St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03
THE NEW RICH.
EXPERIENCES OF THE DAUGHTERS
OF 4 NEW YORKER.
The Old -fashioned Notions of Their Father
and Aunt Shock the Girls-AttractiVe
Simplicity of the Bathing-suit-A Beer
drinking Wife and Her Helpfulness.


drinking Wife and Her HelpfuIness.
Mr. Eldad Plummer came originally
poor man from Maine, but as his bust
ness and his name differed only in the
spelling, he amassed large fortune III
few years, and started in to enjoy life
with his two grown girls. VI course
Saratoga was one Of the first points or
attack, and their initial season there was
not wholly without it's draw backs. FL
dad Mortified the girls, who were sitting
on the broad piazza of the Congress Hall,
their first grand parade, by first drawing
from his pocket an apple and then tax
ing out of his mouth his teeth and laying
them on the Shaker rocking chair, and
when he ate the apple Hannah Maria and
Mary Jane heard clucking sound, and
looked round just in time to see him bolt
the core and clap the new continuous
gums into his lately renovated mouth.
How Notifying that was to those stylish
girls, who had been talking three-term
Aendorf French in a loud tone all
the morning to each other, no one can
tell. But men adapt themselves more
rapidly to new circumstances than
women, so the next season pa was not
actually disgraceful though no mortal
power could keep him from discussing
sewer gas and automatic cocks, as well
as everything else connected with plumb
ing.
Last summer Aunt Hannah Maria (pas
only sister, after whom the stylish daugh-
ter was named) came permanently TO
live with them; and as Eldad said she
should not be left at home lest at her
death her money would not be left at
home, the girls, much against their wills,
had to receive Aunt Hannah-WOrst OF
all, take her to Saratoga. Her plum
colored silk was made over and new
black "cheney" gros grain was bought,
and with this stunning toilet in an old
cowskin- trunk the maiden aunt
Joined the large Saratogas and her nieces
and departed for big hotel.
For fully a week after their advent
Aunt Hannah didn't show up, but one
ting on unusual style with a brace of
beaux, behold across the table behind the
caster there was the troubled little face
of the old lady. Her namesake niece,
feeling she must not ignore her, smiled
sweetlv, and said, How are you enjoy
ing yourself, aunty?" The piping voice
of the old maid came round the caster
bottles, pretty WELL Hannah Maria;
how be you enjoying yourself?'
"Delightfully, auntie; never remem-
Der so charming a season as this" With
a coquettish glance at young Dobbins
beside her.
There was pause for a minute,
when aunty's pale face bobbed Up over
the caster, and she asked:
Hannah Maria, how does this hotel
eatin' work on to you:"
Hannah Maria mortified at such lead
ing question at such an inopportune
moment, replies with stt1ed and pro-
longed "Hush-sh shsh. ~
I've fattened Molly" says aunty, 80
that I've had to let out my corsets two
inches"
In fact, Saratoga didn't seem to suit
the girls so we'll last season. This year
they 90 to Long Branch, and Eldad and
his sister take board with a plumbers
widow at Asbury Park.
In these DAYS, when the simplicity of
the bathing dress is attracting attention
from all quarters, it may be relief to
hear a tale of old-fashioned modesty. [
am sure | cannot tell how it happened
that the sweet young girl, who may be
called the heroine Of the story, came to
have such super-retined ideas of the pro-
prieties. 1t may be she was educated in
a nunnerv. At all events, the story is
true, and happened only the day before
Yesterday This girl | am about to tell
YOU of and another girl were going to
ball game The other girl was an enthus-
last, and knew all about it, SO she under
took to escort her friend to the game
and initiate her into its mysteries and
fine points They arrived at the grounds
early and secured good places, and things
went on we'll previous to beginning the
game while the enthusiast was explaining
the significance of the base lines, the
foul flags the score card, and the like.
Presently the players trooped out from
the clubhouse and began their prelim-
mary exercise. The sweet young stranger
watched them curiously, and for time
was not disturbed. But as the players
made ready to begin the game in earnest
shade of nervousness overcast her
pretty features. Her friend did not no.
tice it at first, but when the pitcher
peeled off his jersey and stood in the box
with bare arms and his manly chest well
displayed through a tight-titting gauze
undershirt, the debutante nudged her
friend and whispered: Come, Lucy,
aren't you going -
Going? why, the game is just begin
ming"
But you don't meant cannot be
that you approve"
Mean what? l certainly do not see
anything to disapprove Of"
"Why, Lucy. it does seem to me that
the display these men make of them
selves is simply shocking. l don't see
how YOU can stay here
The friend was astonished beyond
measure She was not to be deprived Of
a good ball game just for the sake of the
prudishness of a novice, and she told the
sweet young thing so in stern under
tone The novice wanted to get right up
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